I almost wonder if wave 3 was a risk reduction choice for Hasbro— either they were worried that Solo’s theatrical release date would slip, or they were worried that the reshoots would change the look of the characters & require a figure redesign.

So maybe the otherwise strange way the Solo stuff has been split up is a deliberate Hasbro plan to cover their butt? Or maybe they actually did have to change the look of some figs once Howard took over?

Sounds convincing. Wave 3 is all carry-over characters, which implies they wanted a bit of a buffer before rolling out the last wave of Solo-specific items (I assume Wave 4 will be the last?).

Are all of the Wave 3 figures straight repacks (apart from Force Link), or are any of the designs new?

Are all of the Wave 3 figures straight repacks (apart from Force Link), or are any of the designs new?

Jedibusiness says the Vader is new. Otherwise I think so, except for the FL marking or specific sounds in some cases, as you said. It does seem like kind of a grab-bag of whatever they had on hand...which as I think you’re suggesting seems like more evidence for the theory.

As well as more to be annoyed about in an already frustrating year : /